Hints for HIVE #44

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 31, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 32 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 153 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: E 1 · I 3 · P 20 · R 5 · T 2 · U 1

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: ER 1 · IN 3 · PE 6 · PI 5 · PR 6 · PU 3 · RE 1 · RI 2 · RU 2 · TR 1 · TU 1 · UP 1

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

P · E I N R T U

erupt · input · interpret · interrupt · peep · peer · pepper · pertinent · peter · petite · pier · pine · pint · pipe · piper · prenup · prep · prettier · print · printer · prune · puppet · pure · puree · repent · ripe · ripper · rupee · rupture · trip · turnip · upper

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HIVE

Seven letters, one in the centre. Make as many words as you can — every word must use the centre letter. Find them all for a perfect score.